Boxing Record
- Before fighting Apollo Creed: 64 Fights, 59 Wins (47 KO), 5 Losses and 0 draws.
- In the film Rocky Balboa, Rocky's record was shown to be 73–7–1 (59 K.O.) before his fight with Dixon. This has become a point of great debate amongst the fans because it has 3 extra K.O.'s and an extra loss. Stallone admitted himself he made this mistake; he stated that he was never good with calculations.
- Tommy Gunn is not included in the list as the two never had an official boxing match, instead they had an unofficial street fight.
| Professional Record (including unsanctioned): 82 Fights, 73 Wins (59 KO), 8 Losses and 1 Draw Professional Record (sanctioned): 80 Fights, 71 Wins (57 KO), 7 Losses and 1 Draws Exhibition record: 2 Fights, 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw |
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| Res. | Opponent | Type | Rd | Venue & location | Date | Notes |
| Loss | Mason "The Line" Dixon | Split decision | 12 | Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada | February 26, 2006 | |
| Win | Ivan Drago | KO | 15 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports – Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | December 25, 1985 | |
| Win | James "Clubber" Lang | KO | 3 | Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York | January 12, 1982 | |
| Loss | James "Clubber" Lang | KO | 2 | Spectrum—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | August 15, 1981 | |
| Draw | "Thunderlips" | None | 1 | Spectrum—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | May 15, 1981 | |
| Win | Philip Hammerman | KO | 3 | Palazzetto dello Sport – Rome, Italy | April 29, 1981 | |
| Win | Matt Delarue | KO | 5 | MGM Grand Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada | November 7, 1980 | |
| Win | Joe Green | KO | 2 | Korakuen Hall – Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan | June 17, 1980 | |
| Win | Flip Folsom | KO | 2 | Milwaukee Arena – Milwaukee, Wisconsin | October 24, 1979 | |
| Win | Dave Fossan | KO | 2 | Nassau Coliseum – Long Island, New York | February 9, 1979 | |
| Win | Bobby Jalali | KO | 3 | Royal Albert Hall – London, England | October 3, 1978 | |
| Win | Vito Soto | KO | 10 | Monte Carlo Casino – Monte Carlo, Monaco | February 16, 1978 | |
| Win | Big Yank Ball | KO | 6 | Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, Nevada | November 13, 1977 | |
| Win | Joe Czak | KO | 2 | Radio City Music Hall – New York City, New York | August 1, 1977 | |
| Win | Trevor Faus | KO | 1 | Spectrum – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | April 6, 1977 | |
| Win | Apollo Creed | KO | 15 | Spectrum – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | November 25, 1976 | |
| Loss | Apollo Creed | Split Decision | 15 | Spectrum – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | January 1, 1976 | |
| Win | Spider Rico | KO | 2 | Resurrection Athletic Club – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | November 25, 1975 | |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Apollo Creed |
WBC World Heavyweight Champion November 25, 1976 – August 15, 1981 |
Succeeded by Clubber Lang |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Apollo Creed |
WBA World Heavyweight Champion November 25, 1976 – August 15, 1981 |
Succeeded by Clubber Lang |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Apollo Creed |
Ring Magazine World Heavyweight Champion November 25, 1976 – August 15, 1981 |
Succeeded by Clubber Lang |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Carl Johnson |
WBC World Heavyweight Champion January 12, 1982 – April 19, 1983 |
Succeeded by Vacant (Next held by Tim Witherspoon) |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Clubber Lang |
WBA World Heavyweight Champion January 12, 1982 – April 19, 1983 |
Succeeded by Vacant (Next held by Gerrie Coetzee) |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Inaugural Champion |
IBF World Heavyweight Champion January 12, 1982 – April 19, 1983 |
Succeeded by Vacant (Next held by Larry Holmes) |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Clubber Lang |
Ring Magazine World Heavyweight Champion January 12, 1982 – February 2, 1986 |
Succeeded by Vacant (Next held by Union Cane) |
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